2026 PSCFA Warm-Up

El Camino College - Sep 26-27 | Status: Completed | 6:05 PM Pacific

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  A. Open Extemporaneous Event Prompts

Round 1 - Ext Draw SS 127 at 10am

  1. Speaker 1


    1. Does the White House press-access ruling significantly limit a president's authority to exclude news organizations? 2. Was the Federal Reserve right to raise interest rates in September? 3. Should Congress restrict the president's ability to withhold foreign aid that Congress has already appropriated?

  2. Speaker 2


    1. What does the Supreme Court's mail-ballot ruling reveal about the limits of presidential power over elections? 2. Is the U.S. economy headed for stagflation? 3. What does Warren Buffett's departure as Berkshire Hathaway chairman signal for corporate America?

  3. Speaker 3


    1. Will Republicans hold the House in November? 2. Should the U.S. tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to bring down gas prices? 3. Does the administration's skepticism of skilled foreign workers help or hurt American workers?

  4. Speaker 4


    1. Is Kevin Warsh proving to be an independent Federal Reserve chair? 2. Will the December 11 funding deadline produce another government shutdown? 3. Should the U.S. Postal Service have any role in verifying who is eligible to vote by mail?

  5. Speaker 5


    1. Has mid-decade redistricting permanently changed the norms of American elections? 2. Is the conflict with Iran the biggest threat to the U.S. economy? 3. Do current economic conditions justify Americans' pessimism about the economy?

  6. Speaker 6


    1. Is the Department of Justice doing enough to hold ICE agents accountable for shootings? 2. What single issue will most shape the outcome of the 2026 midterm elections? 3. Will the Federal Reserve raise interest rates again before the end of 2026?

Round 2 - Ext Draw SS 127 at

  1. Speaker 1


    1. Should the U.S. lift its blockade of Iranian ports in exchange for Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz? 2. Will Cuba's government survive its ongoing energy crisis? 3. Should world powers pursue a binding international agreement on AI safety?

  2. Speaker 2


    1. What did the Trump–Xi summit accomplish beyond temporarily stabilizing U.S.–China relations? 2. Can Friedrich Merz survive as Germany's chancellor? 3. Will the Houthi missile attack on Riyadh pull Saudi Arabia deeper into the Iran war?

  3. Speaker 3


    1. Should Ukraine agree to territorial concessions to end its war with Russia? 2. Can the U.N. human rights system survive its funding crisis? 3. What does Pakistan's pediatric HIV outbreak reveal about its public health system?

  4. Speaker 4


    1. Is the U.S. oil blockade of Cuba an effective foreign-policy tool? 2. Should the U.S. proceed with the $14 billion Taiwan arms package despite China's objections? 3. Can Lebanon avoid being pulled into a full-scale war between Israel and Hezbollah?

  5. Speaker 5


    1. Should the international community do more to address the humanitarian crisis in Yemen? 2. Can new U.S. sanctions on Russian energy force Moscow to negotiate? 3. What does the Alternative for Germany's rise in state elections mean for Germany's future?

  6. Speaker 6


    1. What should the African Union do about the escalating crisis in Ethiopia? 2. Will the U.S.–Iran war end before the end of 2026? 3. Are U.S. military strikes on suspected drug boats legal under international law?